The Hearth
Édouard Vuillard · 1899 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Vuillard combines potent signifiers of homelife—the hearth and kitchen tools—that pay homage to the daily chores and comforts of the domestic world he shared with his mother. The strange perspective in which the chair looms above the viewer suggests a childlike viewpoint. Among the Nabis, Vuillard assumed the nickname le Nabi Zouave, as the color of his red beard was reminiscent of headdresses worn by the French North African regiment.
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Details
- Maker
- Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940)
- Date
- 1899
- Medium
- color lithograph
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 45 x 36 cm (17 11/16 x 14 3/16 in.)
- Place of origin
- France
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- Gift of the Hanna Fund
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
